Mirai Foods is a food technology company which produces cultivated meat from beef cells.[1][2] It is headquartered in Wädenswil in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland, and was founded in 2019.
| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food technology |
| Founded | October 21, 2019 |
| Founder | Christoph Mayr & Suman Das |
| Headquarters | Wädenswil, Zurich , Switzerland |
| Website | miraifoods |
History
editThe company was co-founded by Christoph Mayr (CEO) and Suman Das (Chief Scientific Officer) in 2019.
In March 2022 Mirai Foods announced that it had raised CHF 4.5 million seed funding. Major investors included German Family Office FRIBA Investment, Swiss Advanced Nutrition & Biotech VC Skyviews Life Science, Zürich based serial entrepreneur and tech investor Ulf Claesson, food company Paulig through its venture arm PINC, and technology investor Team Europe.[3]
In August 2022, the company announced that they partnered with Shiok Meats and Gaia Foods to accelerate their production in Singapore and also the regulatory approval.[4]
In November 2022 Mirai Foods announced that it would collaborate with German alternative proteins company Rügenwalder Mühle to produce a hybrid meat product,[5][6][7] consisting of plant based proteins and cultivated fat. In the statement, they shared that the earliest go-to-market date for the joint product will be in 2025.
References
edit- ^ "Schweizer Startup produziert Rindfleisch im Labor". www.startupticker.ch. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "Kultiviertes Fleisch - Fleisch aus dem Labor – ein mögliches Milliardengeschäft". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 2022-03-16. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "Mirai Foods raises $4.5m after second seed close for cell-cultured wagyu". AFN. 2021-03-16. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "MIRAI Foods and Shiok Meats Collaborate to Develop Cultivated Beef in Singapore - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine". 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "Fleisch-Alternativen: Rügenwalder-Mühle-Chef Michael Hähnel im Interview". www.handelsblatt.com (in German). Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "Mirai Foods Partners With Rügenwalder Mühle for Hybrid Alt Meat With Cultivated Fat - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine". 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "Kooperation mit Startup: Rügenwalder treibt Entwicklung von kultiviertem Fleisch voran". lebensmittelzeitung.net (in German). Retrieved 2022-11-08.